Support for lamp-shades



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, R. A. MILLER. SUPPORT FOR LAMP SHADES.

No. 596,077. Patented Dec. 28,1897.

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RICHARD A. MILLER, OF GLOUCESTER CITY, NEW JERSEY.

SUPPORT FOR LAM P-SHADES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 596,077, dated December 28, 1897.

Application filed March 13,1897. Serial No. 627,281. (NO 1110561.)

To (ZZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD A. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gloucester City, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supports for Lamp-Shades; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in attachments for lamps, the object of the same being to provide a simple, cheap, and eflective support or wire frame which will hold the chimney of the lamp in place and also present a support for a shade or reflector, the particular construction of the device and the manner of attaching the same to the chimney providing for quickly manipulating the shade or reflector to locate it on any side without having to adjust the lamp or its support, as in the case of an ordinary bracket-lamp.

Having the above ends in view, the invention consists in an attachment for lamps constructed of wire to present a frame with clamping means at its ends, the intermediate portion of the wire or wires being bent in a peculiar manner to form a support for a shade or reflector, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the application of my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of one of the clamps, which are located at the ends of the attachment.

My improved attachment for the purpose hereinbefore mentioned is preferably constructed of wire of a sufllcient size or grade to support an ordinary shade or reflector.

In making up the device two pieces of wire are used and are twisted upon each other centrally to connect them at 1, from which the members extend on opposite sides of the connection and are each given a double bend, as shown at 2, and then converge and are again twisted upon themselves, the end portions being bent at an angle and slightly spread, terminating in opposite curves or segments 3 to form the jaws of the clamps.

It will be understood, of course, from the foregoing description and accompanying drawings that the construction of the device is practically duplicated in opposite directions from the connection portion 1.

The spring tendency of the end portions, which terminate in the clamping-jaws, will permit said jaws to be separated sufficient to engage the parts to which it is intended that my attachment shall be. applied, but in order that the attachment maybe madev more secure the members or parts adjoining the clamping-jaws 3 are embraced bya sleeve 4, which will bring the said jaws together or permit them to be separated according to the movement of said sleeve. By providing the wires with the double bends at opposite sides of the connection 1 seats or hooks are provided, in which an ordinary circular shade or disk may be placed, and it will be noted that the intermediate portion of the attachment is slightly curved, so that when bent straight the shade can be placed in position and when released will engage the opposite edges thereof.

In placing my attachment upon a lamp the lower clamp is sprung into engagement with the fount above the reservoir or With the lower part of the burner, and the upper clamp is adjusted to embrace the upper part of the chimney. In this position the attachment forms a complete means by which the chimney can be held upon the lamp and prevented from being jolted therefrom. Now when it is desired to place a shade or reflector in connection with the lamp the same is inserted within the attachment between the hooks, as hereinbefore described, and as the segmental portions of the clamps are in engagement with cylindrical surfaces the attachment can be readily turned upon thelamp to position the reflector or shade on any side that may be desired, the frictional contact being sufficient to hold said shade and attachment in position.

It will thus be seen that I provide an attachment which is not only capable of securely holding a lamp chimney in position, but also provide a support for the shade or reflector which can be readily adjustedi Then this attachment is applied to an ordinary hraeketlamp, the usual reflector which is supported by the bracket may be removed and placed in engagement with the said attachment, for in that case the reflector will have a larger degree of adjustment than if it were supported in connection with the bracket.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An attachment forlamps made up of two pieces of wire twisted upon each other centrally from which point they diverge and are formed into hooks, are then again twisted upon themselves and bent at right angles, the terminals being formed into curved jaws or segments constructed to engage the lamp below the burner and also the upper part of the chimney, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

2. An attachment forlamps made up of two pieces of wire twisted upon each other centrally and diverging from the twisted portion to a point where they are formed into hooks, are again twisted upon themselves and bent at right angles, the end portions diverging and terminating in curved jaws or segments constructed to engage the lamp below the burner and also the upper part of the chimney; together with slides in engagement with the diverging portions adjoining the jaws, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RICHARD A. MILLER.

Witnesses:

BERNARD LYoNs, LIZZIE MoADAMs. 

